Which to use
“Enkel” and “Enkelin” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,291
- “Enkel” frequency rank
- #15,872
- “Enkelin” frequency rank
- 22163
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Enkel | Enkelin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (männliches) Kind des eigenen Sohnes oder der eigenen Tochter | weibliches Kind von Sohn oder Tochter (Kindes-Kind) oder weibliche Nachfahrin der zweiten Generation |
Where the eye mixes Enkel and Enkelin
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Enkel runs 5 letters (VCCVC) against Enkelin's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Enkel and Enkelin
A purely visual mix-up. Enkel ([ˈɛŋkl̩]) and Enkelin ([ˈɛŋkəlɪn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Enkel” sits inside “Enkelin”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22163, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Enkel is recorded at frequency rank #6,291, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɛŋkl̩]. Enkelin is at rank #15,872, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɛŋkəlɪn].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 22163, this pair ranks #1,877,544 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Enkel vs Enkelin
Shared letters: ekln. Private to "Enkel": -. Private to "Enkelin": i.
"Enkel" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "Enkelin" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Enkel" for "Enkelin" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Enkel" vs "Enkelin" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Enkel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Enkelin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,877,544 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Enkel" and "Enkelin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ekelig vs Enkelin". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,877,544 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.